Horses will undergo enhanced pre-race exams in Maryland, with state vets told to scratch horses if there are questions or concerns.
Md. Jockey Club chief Sal Sinatra and Thoroughbred Idea Foundation director Pat Cummings headline Saturday’s Off to the Races radio.
Off to the Races radio will not air Saturday, March 2, but will return March 9 at its usual time.
The winner of Oaklawn Park’s Derby day feature, the Oaklawn Invitational, will earn a free pass to the Preakness Stakes.
The popular Totally Thoroughbred show for retired runners will not be held in 2019, the Maryland Jockey Club announced.
Off to the Races radio will make its 2019 debut Saturday morning at 10, with special guests MJC president Sal Sinatra and Colonial Downs’s John Marshall.
The Maryland Jockey Club stakes schedule, through Maryland Million day 2019, features 65 stakes, 13 graded, at Laurel and Pimlico.
The Maryland Stadium Authority’s Pimlico study envisions a track transformed in radical and surprising ways.
Wintry weather forced the cancellation of racing at Laurel Park Thursday, making it a clean sweep in the region.
The Bowie training center – closed since 2015 – may find yet another life, this time as a “world-class” training center.